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The Dashing Scholar 士子风流
Having pored over the sages' books, one may ascend to the emperor's court by dusk. This is the golden age of scholars. With the emperor's sword in hand and a beauty at his side, Xu Qian enters an age of romance and adventure. Songs and dances fill the air; fortunes are squandered in a single night. Along both banks of the Qinhuai River, there is no end to the tales of romance. Success in the imperial examinations, a heart soaring with ambition, and a chance to shape the realm: there is no end to
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A Young Official in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝小官人
Wu Zetian had just ascended the throne. In Luoyang, a thousand years ago, scarlet peonies bloomed in full glory as the sun rose, scattering the morning light. Beneath all that splendor lay yet another round of bloody slaughter. Qin Shaoyou arrived, then smiled. “Give me a cleaver, and I can conquer the world.”
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A Good Husband in the Ming Dynasty 明朝好丈夫
I know things, I'm cultured, I can heal, and I can kill. I'm passionate, wicked, powerful, and damn impressive. I'm a Brocade Guard, a live-in son-in-law, an imperial bodyguard, and the crown prince's mentor. I'm just me: a good husband and a powerful minister. I made the Zhengde era more colorful and more exciting.
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- 4 A Wife as Lovely as the Clouds 娇妻如云 The most artistically gifted thief in history transmigrates to the fourth year of Emperor Huizong's reign in the Northern Song dynasty. As a servant in the Duke of Qi's household, Shen Ao is having a grand time. Knowledge changes your fate, intelligence determines your future, and everything else is just so much fluff. Watch me rule it all with one hand. It's all about art and good taste: forge the world's finest paintings, write the most beautiful calligraphy, take the road less traveled. The r 0Votes146.2kRecs391.7kFans
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The Dashing Young Master 公子风流
He transmigrated into the body of a dissolute young master who knew all about romance and the ways of love. He couldn't play an instrument, but he knew how to woo a woman. Unfortunately, he ended up in the emperor's personal guard, the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Well, the pressure was immense. He'd have to put his conscience aside for now. His real job was to pick up a weapon and call a deer a horse. “The day I don the flying-fish robe and wield the embroidered spring saber will be the day I ris
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- 6 The Dashing Illegitimate Son 庶子风流 He was an ordinary young man until an accident gave him an AI supercomputer and sent him back to the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty, where he became the illegitimate son of a gentry family. A wife is formally brought home, while a concubine is taken in secretly. His father had eloped with his mother, and that was how he was born. His mother came from humble origins, but as a son born outside the main line, Ye Chunqiu vows to make a remarkable life for himself. His family looks down on him? He'l 0Votes850.5kRecs535.2kFans
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